Chettinad Style Naatu Kozhi Biryani | Country Chicken Biryani Recipe

Hello foodies,
Today am here to share you one of my favourite biryani which is Natu Kozhi | Country Chicken Biryani Recipe. Let's see how to make it.

How to make Naatu Kozhi Biryani

Ingredients

For chicken marinade

• 1/2 kg Naatu Kozhi ( country chicken)
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp salt 
• 1 tbsp red chilli powder
• 1 tbsp coconut oil

For biryani Masala

• 1 big tomato
• A handful of mint and coriander leaves
• 1 small piece ginger
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 green chillies
• 2 tsp lemon juice 
• 1/2 cup curd

For biryani

• 3 tbsp ghee
• 2 cup soaked basmati rice
• 3 cup water + 1/2 cup
• 2 onions finely sliced
• 2 tomatoes finely sliced
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1/2 tbsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tbsp garam masala 
• 3 green cardamom
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 4 cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick

Method of preparation

• First, let's start with chicken marinating for that take bowl add all listed below chicken marinade and keep aside for 30 min.

• Take a blender and add all the ingredients listed below biryani masala and make a fine paste. Keep it aside.

• Heat a pressure cooker add ghee, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, bay leaf.
• Add chopped onions and tomatoes and saute it until tomatoes get mushy.

• Now add chickens and masala paste and mix well.
• Check for salt and if you needed to add it. And red chilli powder, garam masala and 1/2 cup water.

• Cover and cook for 15 - 20 min.

• Now the chicken is half cooked add the soaked basmati rice and 3 cup water.
• Cook for 3 whistles.

• Serve hot with onion raita, boiled eggs.

Tasty Natu Kozhi Biryani is ready. Try this recipe and do comment and share it. For more recipe subscribe my blog Foodlecious.
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